African Python swallows Impala

by Newton van Dam
(Perth Western Australia)

I was in Kruger 3 years ago, enjoying a cruise around the Satara area, when I saw an Impala, grunting at the ground. Looking closer I saw that there was a baby impala, being strangled by a snake, all right in front of me, just off to the side of the road.

I was amazed at what I was wittnessing, as I sat and watched the Python slowly swallowed the impala head first, the whole time the poor mother was watching!It took about 3 hours for the impala to be completly gone, finally seeing the snake reconnect its jaw. I've attached just a few of the many high def shots i took, understanding that you don't see this everyday.Amazing Africa!RegardsNewton van Dam, Perth, Western Australia

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